C-3&#39;acylsulfonamido cephalosporin analogs

ABSTRACT

There are disclosed novel antibacterial compounds having the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, cyclo lower alkyl, aryl of 6-12 carbon atoms, all the said foregoing groups being optionally substituted with carboxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, amino, mono- or di-lower alkyl substituted amino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, phenoxy, carbamoyl, lower alkyl carbonyl, benzoyl, cyano, nitro, formamido, lower alkanoylamino or benzamido; 
     R 1  is hydrogen, lower alkyl or an alkali metal cation; 
     A is ##STR2## R 2  and R 3  are each individually lower alkyl, carboxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, amino, mono- or di-lower alkyl substituted amino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, phenoxy, carbamoyl, mono- or di-lower alkyl substituted cabamoyl, lower alkylcarbonyl, benzoyl, cyano, nitro, lower alkanolyamino or benzamido; 
     m=0-1; 
     n=0-1; 
     B represents ##STR3## or a 5- or 6-membered unsaturated aza-, diaza-, triaza-, tetraza-, thia-, thiaza-, oxathia-, oxathiaza-, oxa-, dioxa-, oxaza- or, oxadiazacyclic moiety; and the dotted line denotes an optional double bond.

The present invention is directed to C-3'-substituted cephalosporin derivatives having antibacterial activity.

The compounds of the invention have the formula ##STR4## wherein R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, cyclo lower alkyl, aryl of 6-12 carbon atoms, all the said foregoing groups being optionally substituted with carboxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, amino, mono- or di-lower alkyl substituted amino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, phenoxy, carbamoyl, lower alkyl carbonyl, benzoyl, cyano, nitro, formamido, lower alkanoylamino or benzamido;

R¹ is hydrogen, lower alkyl or an alkali metal cation;

A is ##STR5## R² and R³ are each individually lower alkyl, carboxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, amino, mono- or di-lower alkyl substituted amino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, phenoxy, carbamoyl, mono- or di-lower alkyl substituted cabamoyl, lower alkylcarbonyl, benzoyl, cyano, nitro, lower alkanolyamino or benzamido;

m=0-1;

n=0-1;

B represents ##STR6## or a 5- or 6-membered unsaturated aza-, diaza-, triaza-, tetraza-, thia-, thiaza-, oxathia-, oxathiaza-, oxa-, dioxa-, oxaza- or oxadiazacyclic moiety; and the dotted line denotes an optional double bond.

The terms "lower alkyl" and "lower alkoxy" refer to unbranched or branched moieties having 1-6 carbon atoms in the carbon chain. "Lower alkanoyl" refers to moieties having 1-6 carbon atoms in a carbon chain attached to a carbonyl group. The terms, "lower alkenyl" and "lower alkynyl" refer to unbranched or branched moieties of the requisite degree of unsaturation having 2-6 carbon atoms in the carbon chain. The term "alkali metal cation" refers to Na⁺ and K⁺.

When B denotes a 5- or 6-membered unsaturated aza-, diaza-, triaza-, tetraza-, thia-, thiaza-, oxathia-, oxathiaza-, oxa-, dioxa-, oxaza- or oxadiazacyclic moiety, this refers to but is not limited to moieties which when fused as shown in substituent A, can be a pyrrole, imidazole, triazole, tetrazole, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, pyridazine, triazine, tetrazine, thiazole, isothiazole, thiazine, oxathiole, oxathiazine, furan, pyran, dioxin, oxazole, oxazine, isoxazine, oxadiazole, oxadiazine and the like.

The compounds of the invention can be prepared by reacting a suitably protected cephalosporin derivative with a reactive species of the desired substituent A. The following reaction scheme, in which A is a thienoisothiazolone, is representative of the preparative scheme in question: ##STR7## wherein hal refers to iodo, bromo or chloro. The initial reactive cephalosporin derivative has a suitably protected carboxyl group at the C-2' position and the amino group on the thiazole ring is also suitably protected. The protecting groups used include any readily displaceable groups known in the art for protecting primary amines and carboxylic acid groups. The exemplified protecting groups are triphenylmethyl (Tr) and t-butyl, respectively, and these groups are preferred. In the above scheme, the triphenylmethyl group is displaced with formic acid leaving a primary amine group on the thiazole ring, while in the last step the t-butyl group is displaced with trifluoroacetic acid, giving a carboxylic acid group in the cephalosporin C-2' position.

The starting cephalosporin derivative having the formula ##STR8## can be prepared according to the method described in Bonjouklian and Phillips, Tetrahedron Letters, 22, 3915 (1981). The A moieties are well-known in the art and are either commercially available or can be prepared by conventional methods. The R moieties are known in the art (see e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 4,420,477).

The compounds of the invention are antibacterial agents effective against a variety of pathogenic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial organisms, including penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus. Thus, the antibacterial compounds of the invention are useful in the therapeutic treatment of bacterial infections in poultry and animals, including man, as well as being useful as nutritional supplements in animal feeds. The compounds of the invention are particularly active against the Gram negative bacteria and exhibit β-lactamase stability.

Because of their antibacterial properties, the compounds of the invention can be formulated into therapeutically valuable compositions comprising compounds of the invention and pharmacologically acceptable carriers. The latter term contemplates usual and customary substances employed to formulate solid, oral unit dosages for pharmacological purposes. The term also includes those substances employed to formulate either in unit dose or multidose form, oral and injectable suspensions and solutions, either directly or for reconstitution before administration.

To formulate dosages for administration according to this invention the compounds of the invention can be compounded into oral dosage forms such as tablets, capsules and the like. This is done by combining the compounds with conventional carriers, such as magnesium carbonate, magnesium stearate, talc, sugar, lactose, pectin, dextrin, starch, gelatin, tragacanth, methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, low melting wax, cocoa butter, and the like. Diluents, flavoring agents, solubilizers, lubricants, suspending agents, binder, tablet-disintegrating agents and the like may be employed. The active ingredient may be encapsulated with or without other carriers. In all cases, the proportion of active ingredients in said compositions both solid and liquid will be at least sufficient to impart antibacterial activity thereto on oral administration.

The compounds may also be injected parenterally, in which case they are used in the fom of a sterile solution containing other solutes, for example, enough saline or glucose to make the solution isotonic. The compounds may also be used topically and for this purpose they may be formulated in the form of dusting powders, solutions, creams or lotions in pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles, which are applied to affected portions of the skin.

The dosage requirements vary with the particular compositions employed, the route of administration, the severity of the symptoms presented and the particular subject being treated. Treatment will generally be initiated with small dosages less than the optimum dose of the compound. Thereafter, the dosage is increased until the optimum effect under the circumstances is reached. In general, the compounds of the invention are most desirably administered at a concentration level that will generally afford effective results without causing any harmful or deleterious side effects.

The antibacterial activity of the compounds of the invention may be demonstrated by a standard pharmacological procedure which is described fully following the below presented examples directed to the preparation of the compounds useful in the invention.

PREPARATION OF STARTING CEPHALOSPORIN INTERMEDIATES (6R,7R)-3-(Iodomethyl)-7-[[(Z)-(methoxyimino)[4-[(triphenylmethyl)amino]-2-thiazolyl]acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester

To a solution of 8.4 g (0.0111 mol) of (6R,7R)-3-acetoxymethyl-7-[[(Z)-methoxyimino)[4-[(triphenylmethyl)amino]-2-thiazolyl]acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester and 100 ml of CH₂ Cl₂ at ambient temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere is added dropwise 3.35 ml (4.71 g/0.0235 mol) of trimethylsilyl iodide. The reaction mixture is stirred for 2 hours, then washed successively with cold 10% Na₂ S₂ O₃ solution, saturated NaHCO₃ solution, and brine, dried over Na₂ SO₄, and concentrated in vacuo. The multicomponent residue is purified by high performance liquid chromatography (2:98/EtOAc:CH₂ Cl₂) to afford 3.62 g (40%) of title compound: IR (KBr) 3280, 1785, 1715, 1675, 1520, 1365, 1300, 1150, and 1035 cm⁻¹ ; NMR (CDCl₃) 7.34 (s, 15H), 6.94-6.86 (m, 1 H), 6.76 (s, 1H), 5.96-5.88 (m, 1H), 5.06 (d, 1H), 4.45 (d, 1H), 4.32 (d, 1H), 4.12 (s, 3H), 3.76 (d, 1H), 3.52 (d, 1H), 2.06 (s, 3H), and 1.56 (s, 9H).

EXAMPLE 1 (6R,7R)-7-[[(2-Amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxothieno[3,4-d]isothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid S³,S³ -dioxide A. (6R,7R)-7-[[(Methoxyimino)[2-[(triphenylmethyl)amino]-4-thiazolyl]acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxo-thieno[3,4-d]isothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester S³,S³ dioxide

To a solution of 140 mg (0.17 mmol) of (6R,7R)-3-(iodomethyl)-7-[[(Z)-(methoxyimino)[4-[(triphenylmethyl)amino]-2-thiazolyl]acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester and 1 ml of dimethylformamide at ambient temperature is added portionwise 38 mg (0.18 mmol) of thiophene saccharin sodium salt. After two hours, the reaction mixture is diluted with ethyl acetate and washed copiously with water, then brine. The organic phase is dried over Na₂ SO₄, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a waxy solid. Trituration with ether furnishes 122 mg (81%) of the title compound as a tan solid: IR (KBr) 3260 (br), 1780, 1720, 1655, 1520, 1240, 1170, 1140, 1030, 830 and 690 cm⁻¹ ; NMR (CDCl₃) δ8.13 (d, 1H), 8.01 (d, 1H), 7.33 (s, 15H), 7.06 (br-s, 1H), 6.81 (d, 1H), 6.02-5.9 (m, 1H), 5.25, (d, 1H), 4.63 (d, 1H), 5.07 (d, 1H), 4.08 (s, 3H), 3.61 (d, 1H), 3.37 (d, 1H), 3.37 (d, 1H), and 1.58 (s, 9H).

B. (6R,7R)-7-[[(2-Amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxothieno[3,4-d]isothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester S³,S³ -dioxide

A mixture of 400 mg (0.45 mmol) of A. above and 2 ml of HCOOH (88%) is stirred at ambient temperature for two hours. The resulting precipitate is collected and discarded. The filtrate is concentrated in vacuo to give a waxy solid. Trituration with ether affords 207 mg (71%) of the title compound as a rust colored solid: IR (KBr) 3300 (br), 1785, 1720, 1665, 1530, 1370, 1335, 1250, 1175, 1150, 1035, and 835 cm⁻¹ ; NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ9.65 (d, 1H), 8.85 (d, 1H), 8.69, (d, 1H), 6.76, (s, 1H), 5.88-5.78 (m, 1H), 5.15 (d, 1H), 4.97 (d, 1H), 4.57 (d, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.63 (d, 1H), 3.44 (d, 1H), and 1.52 (s, 9H).

C. (6R,7R)-7-[[(2-Amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxo-thieno[3,4-d]isothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid S³,S³ -dioxide, trifluoroacetate salt

A solution of 145 mg (0.23 mmol) of B. above, 0.5 ml of anisole, and 5 ml of CF₃ COOH is stirred at 0° C. for two hours. The reaction mixture is concentrated under high vacuum to give a brown ol. Trituration with ether furnishes 89 mg (67%) of the title compound as a yellow powder: IR (KBr) 3350 (br), 1775, 1720, 1675 (br), 1330, 1240, 1175, 1130, and 1035 cm⁻¹ ; NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ9.90 (d, 1H), 8.85 (d, 1H), 8.69 (d, 1H), 6.82 (s, 1H), 5.88-5.76(m, 1H), 5.13 (d, 1H), 5.03 (d, 1H), 4.67 (d, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.61 (d, 1H), and 3.43 (d, 1H).

EXAMPLE 2 (6R,7R)-7-[[(2-Amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl] amino]-3-[(3-oxo-1,2-benzisothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid S³,S³ -dioxide A. (6R,7R)-7-[[(Methoxyimino)[2-[(triphenylmethyl)amino]-4-thiazolyl]acetyl]amino]-3-[(3-oxo-1,2-benzisothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester S³,S³ -dioxide

By the procedure described above for the preparation of 1A., utilizing 400 mg (0.49 mmol) of (6R,7R)-3-(iodomethyl)-7-[[(Z)-((methoxyimino)[4-[(triphenylmethyl)amino]-2-thiazolyl]acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester and 100 mg (0.49 mmol) of saccharin sodium salt, 345 mg (80%) of the title compound are obtained as a tan powder: IR (KBr) 3300, 1785, 1725, 1675, 1520, 1365, 1250 1180, 1150, and 1035 cm⁻¹ ; NMR (CDCl₃) δ8.16-7.88 (m, 4H), 7.26 (s, 15H), 6.82 (s, 1H), 6.04-5.92 (m, 1H), 5.13 (d, 1H), 4.71 (d, 1H), 5.09 (d, 1H), 4.12 (s, 3H), 3.63 (d, 1H), 3.39 (d, 1H), and 1.62 (s 9H).

B. (6R,7R)-7-[[(2-Amino-2-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-3-[(3-oxo-1,2-benzisothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester S³,S³ -dioxide

By the procedure described above for the preparation of 1B., utilizing 300 mg (0.34 mmol) of A. above and 3 ml of HCOOH (88%), 179 mg (82%) of the title compound are obtained as a tan powder: IR (KBr) 3300 (br), 1785, 1720, 1670 (br), 1530, 1250, 1180, 1150, and 1030 cm⁻¹ ; NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ9.67 (d, 1H), 8.19-8.0 (m, 4H), 6.67 (s, 1H), 5.88-5.78 (m, 1H), 5.15 (d, 1H), 5.03 (d, 1H), 4.67 (d, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.65 (d, 1H), 3.47 (d, 1H), and 1.54 (s, 9H).

C. (6R,7R)-7-[[(2-Amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-3-[(3-oxo-1,2-benzisothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[ 4.2.0]-oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid S³,S³ -dioxide, trifluoroacetate salt

By the procedure described above for the preparation of 1C., utilizing 115 mg of B. above, 0.4 ml of anisole, and 4 ml of CF₃ COOH, 98 mg (93%) of the title compound are obtained as a light tan powder: IR (KBr) 3300 (br), 1785, 1730, 1670 (br), 1250, 1180, 1140, and 1045 cm⁻¹ ; NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ9.71 (d, 1H), 8.2-8.0 (m, 4H), 6.84 (s, 1H), 5.88-5.78 (m, 1H), 5.13 (d, 1H), 5.07 (d, 1H), 4.75 (d, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 365-3.45 (m, 2H).

EXAMPLE 3 (6R,7R)-7-[[(Z)-(2-Amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxoisothiazolo[5,4-b]pyridin-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid S.sup. 3,S³ -dioxide A. (6R,7R)-7-[[(Z)-(Methoxyimino)[2-[(triphenylmethyl)amino]-4-thiazolyl]acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxoisothiazolo[5,4-b]pyridin-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester S³,S³ -dioxide

To a mixture of 30 mg (0.78 mmol) of NaH (60% oil dispersion) and 4 ml of dimethylformamide at ambient temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere is added 112 mg (0.61 mmol) of 3-oxoisothiazolo[5,4-b]pyridine. After 30 minutes, 500 mg (0.61 mmol of (6R,7R)-3-(iodomethyl)-7-[[(Z)-(methoxyimino)[4-[(triphenylmethyl)amino]-2-thiazolyl]acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester are added to the reaction mixture which is stirred for 3 hours. The reaction mixture is diluted with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined extracts are washed copiously with water and brine, then dried over Na₂ SO₄ to give a waxy solid. Trituration with ether provides 230 mg (43%) of the title compound as a light brown powder: IR (KBr) 3400 (br), 1790, 1715, 1665, 1525, 1370, 1300, 1260, 1150, and 1040 cm⁻¹ ; NMR (CDCl₃) δ9.32 (s, 1H), 9.22 (d, 1H), 8.01 (d, 1H), 7.32 (s, 15H), 6.82 (br-s, 1H, exchangeable), 6.74 (s, 1H), 6.01-5.94 (m, 1H), 5.36 (d, 1H), 5.06 (d, 1H), 4.68 (d, 1H), 4.08 (s, 3H), 3.58 (d, 1H), 3.36 (d, 1H), and 1.60 (s, 9H).

B. (6R,7R)-7-[[(Z)-(2-Amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxoisothiazolo[5,4-b]pyridin-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl esterS³,S³ -dioxide

By the procedure described above for the preparation of 1B., utilizing 210 mg (0.24 mmol) of A. above and 2 ml of HCOOH (88%), 115 mg (77%) of the title compound are obtained as a tan solid: IR (KBr) 3420 (br), 1785, 1710, 1670 (br), 1530, 1370, 1310, 1260, 1150, and 1040 cm⁻¹ ; NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ9.68 (s, 1H), 9.28 (d, 1H), 8.16 (d, 1H), 6.76 (s, 1H), 5.90-5.78 (m, 1H), 5.16 (d, 1H), 5.06 (d, 1H), 4.70 (d, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.70-3.10 (m, 2H, partially obscured by H₂ O), and 1.54 (s, 9H).

C. (6R,7R)-7-[[(Z)-(2-Amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxoisothiazolo[5,4-b]pyridin-2 (3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid S³,S³ -dioxide, trifluoroacetate salt

By the procedure described above for the preparation of 1C., utilizing 90 mg (0.14 mmol) of B. above, 0.2 ml of anisole, and 2 ml of CF₃ COOH, 75 mg (77%) of the title compound are obtained as a tan solid: IR (KBr) 3350 (br), 1780, 1665 (br), 1310, 1260, 1175, 1130, and 1040 cm⁻¹ ; NMR (DMSO-d₆) δ9.68 (s, 1H), 9.26 (d, 1H), 8.14 (d, 1H), 6.82 (s, 1H), 5.98-5.88 (m, 1H), 5.12 (d, 1H), 5.08 (d, 1H), 4.78 (d, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.70-3.44 (m, 2H).

EXAMPLE 4

The compounds of the invention are tested for their antibacterial activity. The test can be carried out in two ways:

A. The organisms used in the test comprise the following:

Staphylococcus aureus (penicillin-sensitive and resistant), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Salmonella pneumoniae, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Proteus vulgaris, P. mirabilis, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.

Test organisms may be added or deleted in order to reflect current clinical patterns of antibiotic susceptibility or shifts in pathogenic potential.

Stock solution of appropriate medium (e.g. Mueller-Hinton Broth) is sterilized. Starting at a predetermined concentration (e.g. 250 μg/ml), two-fold dilutions are made with the Dynatech Automatic Diluter in a Microtiter plate of 8 rows of 12 wells each in which 11 wells in each row contain 50 μl of medium (e.g. Mueller-Hinton Broth) and the 12th well contains in 100 μl an aliquot of the compound to be tested. The diluted plates are inoculated using the Dynatech Automatic Inoculator which delivers the final inoculum (e.g. 10⁵ cfu/ml of a seven-hour culture which has been incubated at 35° C.).

Plates are sealed with tape and incubated (e.g. 18 hours at 35° C.).

The Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) in μg/ml is determined; this is the least concentration that completely inhibits the test organism as observed visually.

B. The organisms used in the test comprise the following:

Staphylococcus aureus (penicillin-sensitive and resistant), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Salmonella pneumoniae, Bordetella bronchiseptica, Proteus vulgaris, P. mirabilis, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.

Test organisms may be added or deleted in order to reflect current clinical patterns of antibiotic susceptibility or shifts in pathogenic potential.

Organisms are normally grown for 18 hours in Brain Heart Infusion at 35° C. Cultures are adjusted with saline to MacFarland No. 1.5 standard prior to use.

Stock concentrations (e.g 2,5000 μg or units per ml) are prepared in a suitable vehicle. Two-fold dilutions are made. One ml quantities of each dilution are incorporated in 9 ml of the appropriate agar (e.g. Seed) in sterile Petri plates. The hardened surface is inoculated with test organisms by use of a Steers replicating device. The plates are incubated (e.g. 18 hours at 35° C.) and activity is determined.

The least amount of material that completely inhibits the test organisms is the Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), which is expressed in μg or units per ml.

The compound of the invention, when tested according to the above outlined procedures, give the results summarized in Table 1.

                  TABLE I                                                          ______________________________________                                                     Compound of Example No.                                                        MIC (μg/ml)                                                     Organism      1 B..sup.a                                                                            2 B..sup.a                                                                            1 C..sup.b                                                                          2 C..sup.b                                                                          3 B..sup.a                                                                          3 C..sup.b                          ______________________________________                                         Staphylococcus aureus                                                                        32     8      4    4    128  32                                  ATCC 29213                                                                     Streptococcus faecalis                                                                       256    16     8    8    256  128                                 ATCC 29212                                                                     Enterobacter cloacae                                                                         64     16     4    8    128  16                                  ATCC 13047                                                                     Escherichia coli                                                                              8     2      2    1     4   2                                   ATCC 25922                                                                     Klebsiella pneunomiae                                                                         4     1      1    0.5   2   1                                   KL-1                                                                           Proteus vulgaris                                                                              4     1      0.5  0.5   8   2                                   A 84354 1                                                                      Pseudomonas aeruginosa                                                                       128    64     64   32   256  128                                 ATCC 27853                                                                     Serratia marcescens                                                                          32     8      2    4     8   2                                   ATCC 13880                                                                     ______________________________________                                          .sup.a = compound tested according to procedure A outlined above.              .sup.b = compound tested according to procedure B outlined above.        

The results show the compounds of the invention to have anti-bacterial activity against the organisms used in the test procedures, in particular against Gram-negative organisms. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A compound having the formula ##STR9## wherein R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, cyclo lower alkyl, or phenyl;R¹ is hydrogen, lower alkyl or an alkali metal cation; A is ##STR10## R² and R³ are each individually lower alkyl, carboxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, amino, mono- or di-lower alkyl substituted amino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, phenoxy, carbamoyl, mono- or di-lower alkyl substituted carbamoyl, lower alkylcarbonyl, benzoyl, cyano, nitro, lower alkanoylamino or benzamido; m=0-1; n=0-1; B represents ##STR11## or a thieno or pyrido moiety; and the dotted line denotes an optional double bond.
 2. The compound of claim 1, having the name (6R,7R)-7-[[(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxothieno[3,4-d]isothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester S³,S³ -dioxide.
 3. The compound of claim 1, having the name (6R,7R)-7-[[(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxothieno[3,4-d]isothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid S³,S³ -dioxide.
 4. The compound of claim 1, having the name (6R,7R)-7-[[(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-3-[(3-oxo-1,2-benzisothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester S³,S³ -dioxide.
 5. The compound of claim 1, having the name (6R,7R)-7-[[(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-3-[(3-oxo-1,2-benzisothiazol-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid S³,S³ -dioxide.
 6. The compound of claim 1, having the name (6R,7R)-7-[[(Z)-(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxoisothiazolo[5,4-b]pyridin-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid 1,1-dimethylethyl ester S³,S³ -dioxide.
 7. The compound of claim 1, having the name (6R,7R)-7-[[(Z)-(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)(methoxyimino)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-[(3-oxoisothiazolo[5,4-b]pyridin-2(3H)-yl)methyl]-5-thia-1-azabicyclo-[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid S³,S³ -dioxide. 